GABFIRE BLOG Stay up to date with latest news & theme releases

Out with the old, in with the new. BlogNews, one of our classic themes, has been taken to the mechanic for a bit more than an oil change. With this latest release (version 3.0), we focused on a cleaner aesthetic by bringing in some new fonts, removing some of the clutter from the homepage, and tweaking colors and whitespacing. The final product is a beautiful modernized theme that’s easy on the eyes and helps the reader focus on the content.

In order to use the Twitter API Key to pull tweets and other information from your Twitter profile or other sources in the Twittersphere, you’ll need to create a Twitter Application through your account. It may seem super-technical, but it’s actually very simple to do.

How to Create a Twitter Application

The first thing you need to do to get your Twitter API key is to create a Twitter application through their site. Visit dev.twitter.com/apps and login to your Twitter account. Then, just fill out the basic information for the application and it’s ready to be published.

WordPress 3.8 – the newest version nicknamed ‘Parker’ – was released this past Thursday and comes packaged with some cool features that you can’t miss. Sporting the fancy new magazine-style 2014 Theme, WordPress 3.8 ushers in a new design for their Admin area as well. With changes to the dashboard, widgets, and theme selection, 3.8 brings new life to the admin experience.

Admin Revamp

With the new ”Features as Plugins” development technique, the WordPress 3.8 developers actually launched this style overhaul with the MP6 plugin. After months of testing, the MP6 changes have finally been incorporated with a major release of WordPress. While everything remains in the same place, the colors, icons, and typography are refreshing and bring new life to the now-responsive backend.